It was with great sadness that I learned about the passing of Louise Hay, a woman whose influence had a significant impact on me personally and professionally.

My introduction to Louise’s work was in 1991. I came across her book, You Can Heal Your Life, while doing research for a new workshop I was designing called Cancer as a Chance to Live. The workshop was focused on helping people with cancer to use their illness as a pathway to changing whatever wasn’t serving them in their lives. At the time, my German husband and I were living and working in Munich, and involved in the study of Psychoimmunology (the interaction between psychological processes, and the nervous and immune systems of the body). I was fascinated by Louise’s writings on the mind-body connection, and I started recommending her book to clients, family members, and friends.

9/26/17 – Mastering the Art of Wholeness (Newton, MA)Many people spend years waiting for another person to complete them. Others settle for unfulfilling relationships out of fear of being alone. Coach, psychotherapist, CNN commentator, and bestselling author Lauren Mackler discusses her groundbreaking road map to help you achieve a greater sense of wholeness and self-mastery—whether you’re living life on your own or in a relationship. Mastering the Art of Wholeness is about shedding old, self-defeating patterns, retrieving your “lost parts”, and more fully becoming the person you were born to be.

Trust Your IntuitionYour intuition is your instinctive knowing about whether something’s right or wrong for you. It’s part of your innate human nature and a practical tool for honoring who you really are. To develop your intuition, start paying attention to it. When you have to make a decision, ask yourself: How does this feel for me? Is this what I should be doing? Use your intuition to help you create the life you want and to avoid situations that are detrimental to you.

A career setback can be an opportunity to take a much-needed break, re-evaluate or pursue your professional goals, start your own business, or embark on an entirely new career. Here are tips for turning a career setback into new opportunities, in a video I recently made for Harvard Business Publishing.

Recently, Lauren was interviewed by Boston Voyager Magazine. Boston Voyager covers everything from the best businesses, restaurants, gyms, salons, photographers, events, nightlife, and much more. Lauren’s interview was featured in a series about Boston's most inspiring people and entrepreneurs.

8/12/17 – Living Fearlessly (Cambridge, MA)Our innate potential is often diminished by fears of failure, not being good enough, criticism, rejection, and other self-limiting fears. These patterns shape our feelings about ourselves and the roles we play that keep us feeling safe. Coach, psychotherapist, CNN commentator, and bestselling author Lauren Mackler discusses how to uncover the roots of the fears that keep you stuck, transform self-defeating patterns, and override your fears to create and live a personal and professional life that you love.

Fear is one of the biggest obstacles people face in managing change and moving forward in their lives. If you’re living your life based on avoiding the things that you fear, you’re not free to take risks or pursue your dreams. If your energy is being expended in avoiding failure, rejection, physical harm, and emotional pain by avoiding the people, places, and situations that trigger your fears—then that energy is tied up in your vigilance to stay safe instead of in fulfilling your potential.

Resistance is a natural element of change, which can hinder or terminate movement. Whether the human body or an organization, a system will resist change perceived as threatening. During organizational transitions, people resist in response to fear of losing control or their jobs. Although they may recognize the need for change, their fear causes them to hold tight to the status quo.

Patti Scialfi, a recording artist in her own right, has been married to Bruce Springsteen since 1991. They have three children together. Some time ago, she was interviewed on the radio about her new CD, and my ears perked up when I heard what she had to say about her marriage. “You know, I was a child of the ’50s,” she told interviewer Liane Hansen of NPR. “There was the idea that love is a simplistic promise of completion . . . that you’re going to find the missing half, your lost twin, your soul mate. I don’t think that you can look for something external to really complete you that way.” She went on to say that her marriage had broadened her and given her a sense of fulfillment, but, she added, “You can’t really look for that. And if you’re looking for that, you’re going to be disappointed.”

Imagine your life if you could step out from behind your “mask” and fully become the person you were born to be. What if you could reclaim your magnificence, liberate your potential, and ignite that potential in every aspect of your life?

We’re all born with unique personalities, passions, gifts, and strengths that, as we grow up, are often diminished by fear, shame, anger, perfectionism, and other self-defeating patterns. These patterns shape our feelings about ourselves and the limiting roles we play to keep us feeling safe.

Despite two years of therapy and a high degree of professional success, a client came to me several years ago seeking help with a problem I’ve seen many times in my coaching practice. “Nate” was plagued by feelings of low self-esteem, unworthiness, and never being good enough. Although he hid it well, the energy it took to maintain the image of someone who had it all together was exhausting him. He was also afraid that others would see through his façade and find out that he was really a fraud. Not only was this causing him a lot of stress at work, his insecurities were having a negative impact on his marriage, as he was often withdrawn and distant with his spouse.

I’m excited to share that I’ve recently become a faculty member at Babson College, where I’ll be teaching a graduate course in leadership beginning in January.

Babson is a private college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, established in 1919. Its central focus on entrepreneurship education has made it the most prestigious entrepreneurship college in the United States.

Instead of depending on someone else to make you whole, the Solemate workshop takes you on a life-changing journey to greater self-mastery, empowerment, and well-being—whether you’re living your life on your own or in a relationship.

Many people don’t treat themselves very well. They break promises to themselves, eat poorly, don’t get enough sleep, are self-critical or fail to take good care of their bodies. In fact, if most people treated others the way they treat themselves, they wouldn’t have many friends!

In this life-changing workshop at Kripalu, coach, CNN commentator, bestselling author of Solemate and co-author of Speaking of Success with Stephen Covey and Jack Canfield, Lauren Mackler, presents her groundbreaking roadmap to achieve mastery of your life, and greater wholeness alone or in relationship.

Many people fail to achieve their goals because they never learned the skills that produce success. No one ever taught them how to set clear goals, create effective action plans, or sustain their motivation.

Whether you want to become a better leader, create a more fulfilling career, or bring greater balance into your life, there are three keys to achieving any type of goal: focus, strategy, and commitment.